Wednesday, April 29, 2015

这一生你能遇见这三个人

完美的结局只发生在童话故事。在现实生活当中,一个幸福的家庭是需要经过无数的考验以及磨练才能从中熬的过来。

爱情一开始永远都是那么的甜蜜。可是一当时间久了,很多东西从浪漫就慢慢的开始变了理所当然。要一直保持着那样的状况一起走到最后并不容易。这是要靠着双方的努力,双方守着当初对对方许下的承诺而一直的走下去。只要一方开始把手松开,另一方就能自然的感觉得到。 另一方可以选择试着把对方的手握紧,用着方式把对方扯回来。可是毕竟如果时间久了付出的太多,一方面就自然而然的感觉厌倦而选择放手。

当你踏入婚姻,睡在你隔壁的枕边人,他再也不是你生活当中的路人,而是你的亲人。你已不是考虑爱与不爱,而是能不能容忍跟容纳对方。

如果这一生你能遇见这三个人:你最爱的人,最爱你的人和你共度一生的人 ,而他们全部都是同一人,幸运的你应该值得好好的去珍惜这段缘分。

Saturday, January 3, 2015

No Act of Kindness is Too Small - One Day Journey to Temerloh #SavePantaiTimur

There were tragedies after tragedies during the year of 2014 for our country. Including the recent flood that's still on going currently in our country.

All these started with just a simple liner "Feeling like just going over to give a little help to the flood victims, instead of staying back here with all the petty issues that's not necessary at all".

Let's skip that part and fast forward.

After a few days, my fiance just randomly asked me if I would like to tag along with him if we found some people who are heading to the flood areas to help the victims. We didn't really have a concrete plan that time. Initially we wanted to head to the more serious place and stay over a few nights, however due to safety concerns, he decided that we should just do a one day trip down to Temerloh with the assistance of Hezry since his family and there's some locals that would be able to guide and assist us.

Why Temerloh? This place is not the worse affected area, however there are people who are stranded in their house without electricity and water supplies. They might not have enough supplies if they're not staying in the relief centres and there's villages that needs boat to transport such goods to them.

Photo credits: Hezry


In just 2 days and a posting on Facebook, with some mutual friend's sharing, we got almost RM1,000.00 of donations from friends around and many who offered to purchase goods, supplies and medicine for us to bring over there. We rush off from work on new year's eve to collect the truck from a kind soul who offered to lend us her truck with a full tank of diesel and smartag with credits and started the collections from friends all around PJ. Some of our friends & my family offered to send straight to my house.

Collecting & fetching supplies during NYE

With a house full of supplies and goods, we needed many hands to assist us in the packing. We have things ranges from portable gas stove, biscuits, milo, milk power for adults & kids, sanitary pads, pampers, assorted canned food, clothings, mineral waters, bread, rice, medicine, first aid kits, toiletries etc. My family gladly offered to come over to lend their helping hand for nearly 4 hours just before the clock hits 12a.m. where everyone would be like wishing each other 'Happy New Year' and looking at fireworks. Finally, with everyone's help, we managed to categorised and separate the things into two different batches as there will be two groups heading to two different places tomorrow. And I'm thankful for my aunt who kindly loan out the place and had to clean up after all the packing was done up.

 
Family members who gladly offered to come over to help and my house looking like a temporary relief center

The night continues on for my fiance and myself as we needed to use the donated funds to purchase the goods that we are lacking. We headed to NSK as that's the only hypermarket that's opened for 24 hours. We stocked up supplies of instant noodles, milo, towels, torch lights, batteries and medicine. Finally, we managed to reach home about 3a.m. in the morning with the last minute packing. Headed to bed right away as we will have a long day ahead.

Friend who sent over about 15 portable gas stoves with refills

Our day started at 8a.m. and all the volunteers are here about 9a.m. to help us load all the stuffs up to 3 of the pickup trucks. There were 3 trucks, one with my fiance, my cousin - Sam and myself, the other one with Ian and his friends, another one with a couple who's a friend to the girl who loaned us her truck, then the all girls truck with Beatrice, Michelle and Caitlyn. Yes, more girls volunteered for this mission more than guys! And Beatrice actually drove the truck both ways to Temerloh. We took a while to fit all the goods and tying them properly with canvas just in case there's rain.

Departed and met Hezry at our meeting point in Gombak, on the way to Bentong. Upon arriving the petrol station, I was really touched to see the amount of people and volunteers that swamped the station. And everyone put on a smile on their face, with all the different groups ranges from soldiers, bomba and individual groups. We all knew one thing, we are here to help and we stand as 1Malaysia disregarding our races.
All the trucks at the gas station gathering to depart to different affected areas in our country

Journey to Temerloh continues and we parted into two groups whereby one will be heading to the part that requires boat rides to access the major part of the affected areas and us which will be heading to different small villages to distribute the goods.

As we approached Bentong's toll, there were only 1 lane that's in operations and all the cars were stopped to question where they are heading, then the second toll at Lanchang where we see lesser and lesser cars around and looks like we are the only ones on the road now. Finally we approached the toll close to Temerloh, however that toll was closed as we can see ahead that the whole highway was flooded with water. We used an alternative road and we arrived at our first destination which is a mosque.

We dropped off some goods here for them and they offered us lunch even with limited supplies. We could not bare to reject them, so we just took a little feeling bad that there's not enough for everyone. They were extremely thankful and they treated us so well that they don't even let us wash the dishes.


All they had for their lunch was just simple egg curry, vege and nangka. They still have water supplies, therefore cooking and washing was still possible.

We hold our breath for seconds to cross this road which was half washed away by the water

We bid farewell and continued our journey to the other part of Temerloh. I didn't manage to take down all the names of the villages as we were busy distributing goods. We arrived at one of the distribution centers and there were army delivering supplies to them. So we headed elsewhere and delivered home to home instead. These people are the one that's still in their homes, maybe the relief centers were full, some of their homes were fine but there's no electricity and water. Therefore, they actually don't receive much goods or there's not even enough in the relief centers for everyone.

House submerged under the water, there were dead chicken and animal corpse in the water

Sunning some clothes after the flood

Family feeling thankful after receiving the goods 

Hezry's relatives and friends gladly offered to tag along with us to guide and speak to the locals to ensure that supplies are distributed fairly according to their needs.


Yup that's one big box of sanitary pads that we have on the truck

After that, we entered another village called Kerdau which the access of the roads are flooded. We see more houses that's affected by the flood and some washed away into the river. During the distribution, there were individuals who were thankful and said they had enough and we should save some for the rest who needed more supplies. However, there's also individual that comes around looting stuffs following us every house we stopped and kept saying that he don't have enough for everything. 



The water level rises pretty quickly upon approaching evening time and we couldn't head too far to Jerantut or we might be stranded. Here's a video of how we barely made through the flood. 





Along the way, we have also met many other kind souls that's also distributing goods to the villagers

Finally, after a whole long tiring day, we manage to distribute all our goods to all the villagers. The remaining ones like medical supplies and torch lights were placed on the collection point whereby the villagers will use boats to transport the goods to those who are stranded. Not all the boats were equipped with motors, a guy was using 'dayung' with a full load of stuffs to get into the affected areas. 



As for the other group of us, they have also dropped their supplies in two different areas. Both these areas can't be access by roads any longer and boat was their only means to transport supplies to the villagers. I really can't imagine how they live on for nearly a week without proper electricity and water supplies.









Both the teams have come to an end of the one day mission during late evening, we headed back to KL before the sunset. We were very glad that there's not even a single drop of rain on that day which means the water levels should be going down slowly. 



Rangy decided to leave the car number plate behind as souvenirs after going through the waters. Here marks the end of our journey, feeling extremely tired and exhausted, but everyone have returned home feeling great that we manage to lend a helping hand to the victims. However, these are really just a very small part that we have done. There's still a lot out there that still needs help. Really glad to see how our country united and came together as one during such times, many large corporation, both government and private sponsored goods or make use of their logistic lorries to deliver goods.

The purpose of writing this post is not about glory or having others to thank us for what we have done. This is just to share and let others know and as an encouragement for the younger generation to come to step out of their comfort zone sometimes to help others in need. Nowadays, how often we see others giving priority seats or even helping a blind man to cross the road which what the basics that we have learned in primary school. Maybe if everyone could be just a little selfless at times, this may change a lot of things.

We would like to personally extend our gratitude towards those who have donated in terms of goods and cash:
Aaron, Maddie, Shan, Bryan, K.Sian, Elaine, my aunt, Ann T., W.Ling, Suzanne O., H.Loon, Patrick, Siang T., Michelle, Abrenda, H.Ming, Lily C.,S.Pei, S.Mei, Lillian, Justin, Pui Mun (If we missed out anyone, please do refresh my memory).






Monday, December 29, 2014

Thank You for Coming Into My Life

Here are the pictures that was used for the proposal, a short story about us. Thank you to all the friends who was present to make this special day as a surprise and the one who was behind all the photo-shopping and setting up.

The moment that you came into my life, I knew that you were the one for me. - Reciting, was this what you said to me on 28.12.2014 ?

There wasn't any love at first sight, when you thought I was one of the most lala girl in Marketing and I thought you were just another technical nerd that sits in front of the pc and work all day long.


20 years ago ... 
We thought that we first met each other at our previous work place, KDU but just to find out that we actually sat in the same 'aunty van' to primary school about 20 years ago. He was that chubby little boy who's always late or skip school making us wait in the van for a while before he comes out. And I'm that little girl with a jumbo sized backpack who always fell down and ended up with two bruised knee caps.



Coming back to about 3 years plus ago ...
Took at least months for me to realised that you actually exist. That's how we actually started our conversation randomly over loaning of projector which we ended up talking for nearly 30 minutes. Then came this guy with a chimp photo that added me on Facebook. I remembered talking over the cubicle asking my colleagues Josie & Spermmy "who's this chimp guy adding me and do I even know him?". They tried to describe him to me, but I just couldn't remember besides knowing that he's someone behind the extension of 6770. So I added him and left him there for months before we really did speak to each other again.



There were more encounters and we slowly got to know each other better. Got to find out that he's not that nerdy after all, but more of a party kaki and car enthusiast. But I know nothing about car, besides bringing me from Point A to Point B. I was never a party kaki as well, having to only been to clubbing like once a year kind of thing.

There's just something that draws us together, things that we share in life and goals that we have. Knowing that both of us actually carries the same profile over a personality test whose very strong in determination and doesn't give up easily in things. Then we slowly discovered more things we share in common about making DIY stuffs and having the sense of achievement. And he realised that I'm not in any way close to materialistic (hey! do I look like one?) but a crazy girl that does random things at times that makes him laugh if I did left my brain somewhere, somehow.



We started on 31.07.2012 ...
This is not the exact date, but we decided to pick this date because some events took place on that date. We weren't sure what are we up to at that moment, but you threw away all the uncertainties, and took a leap of faith to be with me. You told me that there's nothing much that you could give me as you're working in a startup and building a dream. I told you that there's nothing much that I asked from you besides being with you.

 






Although with much limited resources, we work things around and enjoyed doing many things together. Many times in life, it's just about how you see things and work things out along the way. I joined contests and won us a trip to Lombok and with many other road trips that we enjoyed around locally.



 


We celebrate 1,2 Years of Anniversary together...
Time flies and we celebrated our 1, 2 and going to 3 years anniversary together and hope for many many years ahead. We have always been a loyal customer of Sekeping all the while, spending both our anniversaries over at their places.



We bought a place together... 
Earlier of the year, we have decided that we should get a place together knowing that the house prices are rising like mad in our country and soon we won't be able to afford. Then we slowly started to build our small little dream hut with many of those DIY stuffs. Apparently, he's not only good with programming but he also have great talents, logic, skills and of course hard work in making all the sofas, dining table, study table and bed for our place. And me as the assistant who doesn't even know how to hit a nail, now have learned many things.



You have taught me many things in life ...
You have taught me how to be kind to others with actions and be considerate, Not that I wasn't such a kind and compassionate person, but being in the current society, many would choose to ignore or even lend a helping hand to others or just even a simple smile or greetings to strangers. Now I've learned that with simple gestures without hoping for returns, they just made my day a little better. Simple gestures like holding the lift and doors for others and putting a smile, you'll see the world with a whole lots of difference. You felt better for what you've done for others, but not always living in grudge thinking that what you deserve and how others should be treating you right.

He's always late on a date with me or others. Because he often stop by to help car or motorcyclist who are stranded on the road which most of the people would just ignore and say "You ki siao ah? How you know what's their intention behind? Nowadays we can trust no one. Let's go...". Our society is slowly dying with all these mentalities around. Remember the small girl in China who was crushed and left on the street for over 5 minutes before anyone came to save her and created such an impact?

Treat others as you want to be treated -



There were many first time ...
I have never been to such music festival in my life, and don't even know what's this all about (yea, I was so innocent). He brought me there, which is the first also the last one here in our country. So it was nothing bad after all, besides just music and dancing which I totally suck at because I have no or zero sense of coordination  (well, I was taught that such things are not good for me, wth). There was also the first time, driving up to Genting with only 30 minutes using roads that there's only us and tree and monkeys perhaps? Which I thought I was sitting on a roller coaster (shhh, don't tell these to my parents! I'm still in one piece). First time driving in a foreign country for hours across streets with cow and chickens just for a beautiful mountain view. First time watching series of Sherlock Holmes and Darren Brown that I never thought that I would be interested in such things. First time driving back and forth from Kuantan to Kemaman just because I'm hungry for supper and everything was closed. And many many others..



Until this date 28.12.2014 when you ask of my hands to be yours.



Thank you for your unconditional love
Thank you for always being there for me
Thank you for every small little thoughts
Thank you for always being patient
Thank you for always being caring
Thank you for always making me my favorite dessert
Thank you for making my life complete



Don't ask me how much my ring cost. Because since the beginning I've shared with the other half that the engagement ring is just a symbol of being committed and moving the relationship to the next phase. We were never a follower or believer of diamond or so. I'd rather the money to be well spent somewhere else rather than on materialistic things.

The love is not measured by the carat,
But sincerity that comes from the heart,
There ain't no happily ever after,
But to work together to grow old together.


Love,
Your fiance.



Tuesday, November 11, 2014

遇是一种缘分

在现代的现实生活当中,人也变得越来越现实。对生活的水准和要求也就越来越高。战争永远都是因为争夺权威而开始。家庭分裂也都是通常为了争夺觉得自己应该得到的一切而造成。就是一直争然后到最后得到了却觉得一生的经历就是在怨恨与争夺当中,就算走到最后才发现原来一无所有。

在这一路走来,我从不追求任何荣华富贵。只想这一生过着平凡的生活。就是那非常简单的生活。就算得到一切但却过的毫无意义,那过着这样的生活背着许多后悔及遗憾,最后留下也没什么值得能纪念,走的也不安心。嬷嬷常常都教好我们,一家人不能背叛自己的亲人,不能争夺一切不属于自己的东西,亲人有需要的时侯有能力的话一定要尽力的帮忙。我感谢有着那么一个大家庭,大家都和睦相的处互相照应。如果少了他们,我现在的家也无法那么完整。当时我的屋子也还未完整,他们就是大家都那么关心,都问我们需要些什么,哪里可以帮的上忙。那种温馨的感觉永远都不可能在其他地方找到。嬷嬷多谢你多年对我们的唠叨,终算是我们都没辜负你一片的期望。希望您的教导能让大家看到,什么是叫亲情。



不管你是谁,给我未来的另一半

我不要求你给我赚好多好多的钱。因为我相信靠自己的努力,自己要的东西就要自己努力赚回来。你只需要做好你的本分,我们两所赚回来的钱够养家那就好了。

我不需要你买什么名牌包包或贵重的礼物。更不需要几百万的钻戒来炫耀。只要你记得重要的日期给我买小小的礼物小小的惊喜,我就会很开心了。戒指不需要你的薪水乘多少倍,只需要你的用心当中的含义就好了。

我不需要住什么洋房大楼。因为到最后空空的感觉寂寞,倒不如一个你和我的小小温馨安乐窝。如果你能陪我走到老,我希望和你共度晚年然后一起住在一个靠近海边晚上能听到浪的声音的小屋。

我不需要你当什么出名人士。因为要抛头露面,过的生活也围绕着许多闲言闲语。我只需要你做好本分,为人慷慨做任何事都过得了自己的良心。

我不需要你用你所有的时间来陪伴我。当你认真工作事,我希望你专心的把事情都办好。我只需要你用心得抽空出来陪陪我过着二人世界,看看戏,听我诉说心事 。我们两有着美好时光,的空得时候去去旅行散散心。有许多和你美好的回忆,必然让我毕生难忘。

我不需要你帮我当风挡雨。我认为如果自己能解决的事,那我就当然应该先靠自己的努力去解决问题。如果是我需要你,你就像是一个大男人而我是你的小女人。让我感觉有你保护,好有安全感。当面对挫折时,你不留下我自己一个人来面对而是和我一同共度苦难。



你给我的所有,我会十倍的奉还。可曾读过一篇文章,你给女人的好她将永远一生记住。
我愿意为你做那个在家煮着饭等你回来的煮饭婆。每天早上醒来都有着早餐给你带回办公室吃,决不让你饿肚子。帮你洗好衣服,烫好衣服。早上起来都不需要想要穿什么,就有那里掉好一套的衣服等着你穿。把家里一切都打点好,不让你操心。这样你在事业上也能专心的工作,不再需要为琐碎事而烦恼。当然我也不会放弃自己的理想和事业,也不会为了事业而不管家庭。

在这众人万多的世界里,能和你相遇是一种缘分。这缘分就像是二十年前在我们的手上绑了一条剪不掉的红线,途中走失了,经过了许多挫折,然后又沿着那一条线让我们再次相遇。缘分是要靠双方的经营和努力来维持。当一方面停了下来,另一方自然的就会感觉得到。你和我的一路来的爱情长跑不是一字一句能写得出,而是需要用感觉来体会得到。我爱你 三个字虽然说的简单,但里面却保函这许多期望,希望,责任,感觉,回忆 等。我感激也感谢你所为我做的所有。这一生应该就不会找得到想你对我那么好的男人。你所给我的回忆,是我一生中最美好的时光。你毕竟是我一生里最爱的另一半。

两个人在一起毕竟是一生一世。还不了的来时再还。



现在所面对的一切挫折虽然艰难但有着一种不想放弃的思想。我们是经过那么多才能走在一起,是过了那么久才能再次的相遇。难道就是说,忘记就能把一切都忘得一干二净。所有的回忆,所有在一起做过的事情是多么值得去纪念。我们所为对方带来的笑容和快乐是多么的珍贵。放开那是多么大的痛苦与伤害。多么的希望 能把所有都看开,看着他人快乐好过看他人痛苦让自己的内心也过不去,又何必给自己带来痛苦。就是一个那么简单的原理。

就像玩捉迷藏从一数到第十,都有该结束的时候。就是到第十,不再趴着墙上盖着眼睛就一直数着的等待。开上眼睛去寻找目标把该做好的事情都做好,找不到的到最后也就依然的要放弃让游戏结束。写到第十,应该就是暂停的时候。是命运玩弄还是有缘无份但却无法确定。留下许多美好的回忆,就当作是这一世曾经拥有。放弃是经过无数的挣扎,是最大最痛的牺牲。勉强的不来幸福,但愿一切的平息。得不到可能就是这一生留下最美好的句点。

Sunday, November 9, 2014

#3 Story of You & Me: Fate Brought Us Together Again

Do you believe in fate? I believe that fate is the one that brought people together in a whole. How would you have met someone amongst all the other living being on earth, those who have crossed your path or not and the one that you ended up with. Of course, fate is not the only factor but the actions do play an important role as well.



Since the very beginning, I thought it was just me that felt his chinese name sounds a bit familiar that we might have met each other's some where in school since we studied at the same primary school but not at the same grade (yes I'm older by 1 year, 6 months in fact). How would we have figured out each other's most horrible nickname ever in school, just with a few encounter.

芷珊 is my name, somehow someone made a name with a sound like 智障 which means mentally retarded. Whereas, his name 秉翰 and came out to be 流汗的饼干 a biscuit that sweats. We thought that perhaps was just coincidence that such things are pretty common those days and so just happened we figured out each other's worse nickname ever which was forgotten almost two century.



Today whilst driving on the road, we saw this very old vannett in red maroon colour which was driving recklessly. While he was cursing at that guy, I said "This van looks exactly like the one I took to primary school during those days". Then he also said "I took this van as well ...". Well how many similar vans are these those days? Perhaps for the yellow orangy "Bas Sekolah" maybe. How he described the aunty with super curly hair, likes to drink water from the nescafe glass bottle, driving like a hooligan on the road with that manual van, she with lots of freckles, sometimes took us along to go buy "Toto", buying us ice cream to shut us up from telling our parents and the games that we used to play on the van on the way to and back from school.

When I dig my memory a little deeper, now that house of his looks a bit familiar, with the aunty van constantly sounding her hon and this boy always late or absent from school because he can't wake up from bed. Although I can't remember much at such age, but my feeling told me that we have crossed path in each other's life before.



We were only about 7-10 years old then. Sometimes, it's just like a miracle and how fate brought us back to together for nearly 18 - 20 years after that and to fall in love with each other.  That kind of feeling was like .... "Wow, the hand that I'm holding now was that little boy next to me 20 years back when we were still naive and young as little rascals". Just like going back to those days and telling that little boy "小弟弟你长大了20年后我会是你的女朋友知道吗?”. Think xiaodidi might have run far far away that time.

In all, I'm just thankful that how fate have brought him back into my life after all these years and how we met again in the same workplace. Maybe he was that boy that helped me up and asked if I'm ok that time, just like how he picked me up through the toughest part in my life that I was in more than 2 years ago and help me up out from it again. I would have never been able to find someone like these again for my whole life. Someone who's like a soul mate to each other, who understands each other so well.



Fate. You drew us together, I could only wish that the situation does not tear such a beautiful thing apart.